Prenatal diagnosis of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 369-372

  Irons, Mira B ^a,c   Tint, G S ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SMITH LEMLI OPITZ SYNDROME;

CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SMITH-LEMLI-OPITZ SYNDROME;

EID: 0031969342     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199804)18:4<369::AID-PD373>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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